Like a thief you came forth with swords and clubs to arrest me. And behold, you lead me to scourging and crucifixion. And when they laid their hands on Jesus and took hold of him, he said to them: I was among you every day in the temple teaching and you did not take me. And behold, you lead me to scourging and crucifixion.

It Had Grown Dark It had grown dark when the Jews crucified Jesus and at about the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice: My God, why have you abandoned me? And, his head bowed, he gave forth his spirit. V: Calling forth in a loud voice Jesus said: Father into your hands I commend my spirit. And, his head bowed, he gave forth his spirit.

I gave my precious soul over into the hands of the iniquitous, and my inheritance came to be like a lion in the woods. The voices of my adversary set against me: Gather and hurry to devour him. They placed me in a desert of solitude, and above me shone all the earth. Because he was not found who would help me and do good.

There arose men without mercy against me, and they did not spare my soul. Because he was not found who would help me and do good to me.

I gave my precious soul over into the hands of the iniquitous, and my inheritance came to be like a lion in the woods. The voices of my adversary set against me: Gather and hurry to devour him.

They placed me in a desert of solitude, and above me shone all the earth: Because he was not found who would help me and do good to me.